Legal Skills and Citations

Question 1

Identify the referencing system used by Dundee University.

Answer 1

OSCOLA.

Question 2

Identify the three key features of OSCOLA

Answer 2

1. Footnotes
2. Citation
3. Bibliography

Question 3

Identify the term used to describe the citations post 2001.

Answer 3

Neutral Citations.

Question 4

Put the following case into a neutral Citation.

Answer 4

• R v Dunlop.
• Judgement made in 2006.
• Published in 2007.
• England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal).
• Can be found in the first volume on page 1657.

Question 5

Cite the following using the given information.
- Author: Gareth Jones
- Title: Gaff and Jones: The Law of Restitution
- Edition: 7
- Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
- Year of Publication: 2009

Answer 5

Gareth Jones, Gaff and Jones: The law of Restitution (7th Edn. Sweet & Maxwell 2009)

Question 6

In what order must the Author’s Surname and First name appear in the bibliography.

Answer 6

Surname followed by first name [or] initials.

Question 7

How must the bibliography be arranged?
1. Alphabetically
2. Chronologically
3. Order of appearance in above text
4. Order of relevance in text

Answer 7

Alphabetically.

Question 8

Identify the stages of ILAC

Answer 8

Identify the legal issue, state the relevant law, apply the law to the circumstance and provide a conclusion.